Thanks for all your support this year

A little over a year ago, we lost our lease in West Oakland and thought we might have to close forever. We quickly learned that we have an enormous support group who worked tirelessly to find us a new home and support us financially. We found a great new home and are enjoying all the new volunteers, new clients and fabulous book donations.

This is the time of year when many of you are looking for non-profits to support. May we suggest that you support us. Our 501(c)3 # is 80-0320661. We are totally run by volunteers so 100% of your contribution goes to direct services.

We have enough money to pay our rent this year so we have the luxury of using all donations to buy difficult to obtain books. Even though the books we get are in great condition and quality literature, they do not meet all the needs of our clients.

So, here is my idea. I would like to utilize the expertise of all the retired librarians who volunteer with us to purchase the following types of books: